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1 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) rozbít, rozlomit2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) odlomit, odtrhnout3) (to make or become unusable.) rozbít (se), porouchat (se), pokazit (se)4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) (z)rušit, nedodržet5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) překonat6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) přerušit7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) přerušit8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) oznámit9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mutovat10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) zmírnit11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) propuknout2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pauza2) (a change: a break in the weather.) změna3) (an opening.) otvor, průlom4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) šance•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) křehké zboží- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *• zlomit• přelom• přestávka• lom• lámat• break/broke/broken -
2 godsend
noun (a very welcome piece of unexpected good luck: Your cheque was an absolute godsend.) dar z nebe* * *• požehnání -
3 mercy
['mə:si]plural - mercies; noun1) (kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power: He showed his enemies no mercy.) slitování2) (a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful: It was a mercy that it didn't rain.) štěstí•- merciful- mercifully
- merciless
- mercilessly
- at the mercy of
- have mercy on* * *• milosrdenství• milost -
4 mischance
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5 misfortune
[mis'fo: ən]((a piece of) bad luck: I had the misfortune to break my leg.) neštěstí* * *• smůla• neštěstí -
6 reverse
[rə'və:s] 1. verb1) (to move backwards or in the opposite direction to normal: He reversed (the car) into the garage; He reversed the film through the projector.) zacouvat, přetočit nazpět2) (to put into the opposite position, state, order etc: This jacket can be reversed (= worn inside out).) obrátit3) (to change (a decision, policy etc) to the exact opposite: The man was found guilty, but the judges in the appeal court reversed the decision.) zvrátit2. noun1) (( also adjective) (the) opposite: `Are you hungry?' `Quite the reverse - I've eaten far too much!'; I take the reverse point of view.) opak; opačný2) (a defeat; a piece of bad luck.) neúspěch3) ((a mechanism eg one of the gears of a car etc which makes something move in) a backwards direction or a direction opposite to normal: He put the car into reverse; ( also adjective) a reverse gear.) zpětný chod4) (( also adjective) (of) the back of a coin, medal etc: the reverse (side) of a coin.) rub•- reversal- reversed
- reversible
- reverse the charges* * *• změnit směr• zaměnit• zpátečka• zvrátit• reverzní• opak• opačný• obrátit• obrácený
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